EXHIBIT 99

                                       FOR:   Consolidated Graphics, Inc.

                               APPROVED BY:   Ronald E. Hale, Jr.
                                              Vice President & Treasurer
                                              (713) 787-0977

                                   CONTACT:   Betsy Brod/Jonathan Schaffer
                                              Media: Merridith Ingram
                                              Morgen-Walke Associates, Inc.
                                              (212) 850-5600

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                 CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICS COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF
                 WENTWORTH PRINTING OF COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA

     HOUSTON, TEXAS - April 15, 1999 - Consolidated Graphics, Inc. (NYSE: CGX)
announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Wentworth Printing
Corp. of Columbia, South Carolina. Wentworth has operated in South Carolina for
over 35 years and is among the top five printing companies in the state.
Wentworth will continue to be led by James Doar, President. Other terms of the
transaction were not disclosed.

     Joe R. Davis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Consolidated
Graphics, commented, "Our acquisition program continues to attract the very best
companies to Consolidated Graphics. James Doar and the dedicated employees of
Wentworth Printing have worked successfully to make their company an industry
leader in South Carolina. They can now further capitalize on their success
utilizing the substantial resources available with Consolidated Graphics. We are
pleased to have them on board."

     Consolidated Graphics, Inc. is the fastest growing printing company in the
United States. A consolidator in a highly fragmented industry, the Company adds
value to its acquisitions through managerial and operational expertise,
financial strength and economies of scale. Upon completion of pending
acquisitions, Consolidated Graphics will have 53 companies with annualized
revenues in excess of $590 million. For more information, visit the Company's
website at www.consolidatedgraphics.com.

     This press release contains forward-looking statements which involve known
and unknown risks, uncertainties or other factors that could cause actual
results to materially differ from the results, performance or other expectations
implied by these forward-looking statements. Consolidated Graphics' expectations
regarding run-rate revenues assume, among other things, completion of pending
acquisitions, general economic conditions, continued demand for its product, the
availability of raw materials, retention of its key management and operating
personnel, as well as other factors detailed in Consolidated Graphics' filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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